Carlos Correia
@Carlos C
German looking for information about Portugal
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56
About me
German
Speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, French, Italian
Registration: 05 March 2009
Activity
How to make friends in Equatorial Guinea by expat.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Equatorial Guinea :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Equatorial ...
Hi to all, My name is Carlos, I'm from Portugal and I will be living and working in Oyala upon September. It will be my first time in Equatorial Guinea. Would be nice to make some friends... I speak portuguese (native), spanish (fluent), german ... Read More
Austrian local would like to meet internationals in Vienna! by Moranghinha
Hello All! I am happy to join this network and would like to introduce myself to you. I am a 29 years old female and I am working now for more than 2 years in an international company in Vienna with many expat colleagues. I was born in Autria and ...
Greatings from Portugal Moranghinha... or should I say Moranguinha? (Little Strawberry) Enjoy the blog!;) Read More
[Press release] Is life better abroad ? by Julien
Every year, thousands of people leave their home country to settle abroad for professional or personal reasons, sometimes just because of a taste for adventure. As a matter of fact, 5.5 million Britons and more than 5 million Americans have taken ...
History tells us that since the 16th century we (Portuguese) are always jumping around in this small world... At the beginning for adventure and new discoveries, last century because of the dictature in our country and nowerdays do to the economical ... Read More
Tolerance and Human Rights
I really consider myself as an open minded individual trying to accept and understand all cultures of our global village, the called modern world. I would like to remember the recent controversy about the womens dress code (burcas) living in ... Read More
In Rome be a roman?
When in a strange country should we addapt to local habits to be accepted as one of them or should we try to preserve our identity and habits? How to manage the cultural shock, feel integrated and still maintain our origins? Don't be like the guy ... Read More
Loneliness when you're abroad by Julien
Do you often feel lonely when you're abroad? I personaly suffered on week ends while I was in the UK. Even if I had several friends, I often missed my family and friends (from home). So I walked, visited museum, went to concerts, worked more... ...
I read ones a book from an unknow spanish autor named Antonio Sanchez with some poetry about solitude and loneliness. The title was "Crowd Desert" and it has to do with the loneliness we can feel even if surrounded by other people... If it's posible ... Read More
Book Club by Rere
I want to create a new book club and I am looking for good books to begin. Any suggestions. Genre is all inclusive.
Ok, I'll try to explain the best I can what "2666" has to offer: Four european germanists connected by their interest in a german autor called Benno Von Archimboldi. Connected to this, the story of a afro-american jornalist covering a box fight in ... Read More
Expat hobbies by Julien
Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...
My daily 10/15km bike ride outside public roads. One hour of heaven! http://img710.imageshack.us/i/003wtn.jpg/ I don't know if it is the right way to insert a pic but... it's the only way I know. Sorry for any inconvenience! ;) Read More
Bastille Day by alifromcali
Where do expats go to celebrate in Los Angeles for Bastille Day?!
Hi Alifromcali, Maybe you look at the USA/Los Angeles forum? Read More
If you could live anywhere, where would you choose? by The Happy Migrant
Personally I am loving everything that Australia has to offer at the moment. Kama
By the end of 2010 I'll have my 50th birthday. I was never in Mozambique, more accurately I was never out of Europe but... from what I hear and what I know, I would like to live and work for the next 10 or 15 years in Mozambique and if possible stay ... Read More
Expat hobbies by Julien
Hi everybody, What's your favourite hobby (appart from blogging ;))? Is there any kind of "local hobby" where you are? Well my favourite hobby (computers) is not very original, but I can say I like the petanque, you know that game we practise in ...
In my opinion it's the perfect combination of two hobbies. I'm still from that time where we didn't had digital and nowerdays I'm digitalyzing thousands of pics from trips done 30 years ago. Read More
who is gonna win the world cup ? by onur_83
Argentine is doing well
I hope my neighbors win the cup. Between Netherlands and Spain, I choose Spain without hesitation! Read More
anyone replay me (if you can) by whedy
One year ago my dream was to live abroad anyplace but not in Egypt. I decided to make my dream European one, and I choose Germany to be my destination (in my dream)(due to my studies as a mechanical engineer) And because Im an ambitious I exerted ...
Hi Whedy, I was already two times for work in Germany, back in 1979 (for 3 years) and again in 1987 (for 2 years). Recently (this year) I was there again in holidays visiting german friends. I'm portuguese with latin look and people on the street ... Read More